Overview

• Russia executed its largest drone attack on Ukraine to date, deploying 273 UAVs, of which Ukraine intercepted 216, achieving a 79.1% success rate.
• Ukraine employed interceptor drones for the first time, successfully neutralizing 100 Russian UAVs, including Shahed-136 and Gerbera models.
• An F-16 fighter jet was lost during a drone interception mission; the pilot survived after ejecting safely.
• The attack caused civilian casualties, with at least one death in Kyiv and nine fatalities in Sumy when a Russian Lancet drone struck a bus.
• Following failed peace talks in Istanbul, the U.S. repositioned an RQ-4B Global Hawk surveillance drone to the Black Sea region to enhance intelligence efforts.